Overview
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly Pharmacy team at Withybush General Hospital.
We strive to provide high quality support to our patients and are looking for a motivated, forward-thinking Pharmacy Technician with a flexible approach to the needs of the service. This post offers you the opportunity to progress your career in an innovative and supportive environment. The innovative and friendly pharmacy team is well established within the health board. We are both ambitious and motivated, focusing our work around the best interests of our patients and continuously striving to improve the services we offer.
Applicants will be required to take part in the weekend and bank holiday rota.
Responsibilities
* To undertake the day to day supervision and support of the regular pharmacy staff working in this area, including dispensing ATOs and PRPTs. To undertake the final accuracy check and release of prescriptions dispensed by other pharmacy staff as an ACPT. This involves prioritising checking workload to ensure urgent items are appropriately processed.
* Undertake dispensing duties including validation and dispensing medicines for inpatients, day-patients and outpatients and patients being discharged from hospital according to the Dispensing SOPs and labelling standards. Suggest changes to these as and when identified and implement agreed improvements cascading to the appropriate team members.
* Provide a medicines management service (including medicines reconciliation) by collating information sources. This may involve searching medical notes for GP letters, repeat prescription forms, recent discharge prescriptions, taking drug histories and Medication Administration Records from care homes. It may also involve contacting GP surgeries, contacting community pharmacists, accessing clinical portal and/or obtaining and checking patients' own medication. Undertake simple calculations and the monitoring of clinical test results where appropriate.
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services. We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including volunteers.
Contact details
For further details / informal visits contact:
* Name: Jennifer Batty — Chief Pharmacy Technician — Email: jennifer.batty@wales.nhs.uk — Telephone: 01437 773154
* Jayne Wonnacott — jayne.wonnacott@wales.nhs.uk
Job details
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
Location: Withybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom
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